Metro Life Score
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
Below-median composite Life Score — grade C+, 41st percentile of the national corpus.
- 47.5
- Life Score / 100
- C+
- Grade (curved)
- #230
- of 387 metros
- 41%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is below-median composite Life Score — #230 of 387 (47.5/100, grade C+, 41st percentile). Carried by safety at 92/100; held back most by wages at 27/100.
- 41st
- composite percentile
- #230
- of 387 peers
- 30th
- cost dimension percentile
- 27th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · MID · SAFE-LED · signature wages
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent: wage lag defines the peer set
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is a MID-band metro where wages sit at only the 27th percentile (LOW) while cost is DEAR (30th) and composite #230. Wages at 27/100 is the clearest drag; Safety (92/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ranks #230 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #270 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 97.7 (rent-RPP 98.8). BLS median salary $60,639, 181,610 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Registered Nurses). HUD 2BR FMR $1,471/mo (studio $1,112).
FBI UCR (FL): 210 violent, 1030 property/100K. NCES: 17.8:1 ratio, 18.0% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,505/yr. EPA: 81 Superfund sites (FL).
Where Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
48 41st percentile higher than 41% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 47.5 is built
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are FL state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent With...
Ranking Context
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent outranks 41% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #227 | Grants Pass, OR | 47.6 | C+ |
| #228 | Winchester, VA-WV | 47.8 | C+ |
| #229 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | 47.8 | C+ |
| #230 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 47.5 | C+ |
| #231 | Hot Springs, AR | 47.5 | C+ |
| #232 | Columbus, IN | 47.4 | C+ |
| #233 | Odessa, TX | 47.4 | C+ |
Quality vs. Affordability
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL's quality rank (bottom 41% lowest-quality) and affordability rank (bottom 30% least affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
FL Metro Scores
Read with Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent (MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Hot Springs, AR
ABS(composite) peer at 47.5 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/LOW.
Columbus, IN
ABS(composite) peer at 47.4 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/LOW.
Grants Pass, OR
ABS(composite) peer at 47.6 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/LOW.
Odessa, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 47.4 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/LOW.
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 31/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Longview-Kelso, WA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 31/100 (Δ 1); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent's middle-third Life Score
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent scores 47.5/100 overall, but Safety (92.5) and Wages (27.5) sit 65.0 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Safety is the strongest of Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent's seven dimensions (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Wages is the weakest (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Wildwood is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Wildwood
A middle-third composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can sit well above or below it.